| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCMCIA | Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (People Can't Memorise Computer-Industry Acronyms) |
| USNOFS | U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station |
| HD | Henry Draper (star Catalogue) - Hull-Down (armoured Vehicle Target |
| PWL | PieceWise Linear (describing A Mathematical Function) |
| BRDM | Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dosornaya Mashina (Russian ?????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????? |
| UNTAET | United Nations Transitional Administration In East Timor |
| DAF | Dissolved Air Flotation |
| CINEOS | Campo Imperatore Near-Earth Objects Survey |
| NTV | Non-Tactical Vehicle |
| SMO | Samoan Language (ISO 639-2 Code) |